it is c because the empire estate building has 102 floors
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It is only possible to actually know the tone of the text by reading it. However, if we analyze the sentence "I'm puzzled at how this so-called a" thing "" we can infer that it contributes to a tone of curiosity and distrust, since the speaker of this sentence, feels like this in relation to "thing "and displays this feeling to the reader.
Usually repetition is used in oral cases to make emphasis in what the speaker is willing to communicate in his speech and also to make the oral speech more enjoyable with rhythm caused in words.
It refers to saying something twice but in different context.
<em>Example:</em>
<em>"My conscience hath a thousand several </em><em>tongues,</em>
<em>And every </em><em>tongue</em><em> brings in a several </em><em>tale,</em>
<em>And every </em><em>tale</em><em> condemns me for a villain."</em>
<em>--Shakespeare, Richard III</em>
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